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rupture n.破裂；断裂；[医]疝气v.（使）破裂 (1) 谈判破裂了。(2) 他血管破裂而死。(3) 这台机器的故障可能是由三角带断裂引起的。(4) 提那一大堆书差点儿让我得了疝气。(5) 他要是继续那样跳舞，会跳得皮开肉裂！ The oil spill was less of a spill that it was a rupture: the line leading to the well was severed, allowing the oil to flow into the ocean. Rupture works as both a noun and a verb. You can rupture the silence by screaming your head off, and any number of events in Star Trek can cause a rupture in the space-time continuum.

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英 ['rʌptʃə(r)] 美 ['rʌptʃər] (1) The negotiation came to a rupture.(2) He died of a rupture of blood-vessels.(3) Failure of the machine may be caused by the rupture of the triangle belt.(4) I nearly gave myself a rupture lifting that pile of books.(5) He'll rupture a muscle if he goes on dancing like that! A rupture is a break or tear in something that pulls it apart. A rupture can be a literal break, like the one that happens in, say, a gas line, or it can be more figurative, as in a friendship or a business deal. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](体内组织的)破裂；(尤指)脱肠，疝气 A rupture is a severe injury in which an internal part of your body tears or bursts open, especially the part between the bowels and the abdomen. 2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(体内组织)破裂，爆裂 If a person or animal ruptures a part of their body or if it ruptures, it tears or bursts open.   [V]  [V n]  [V-ed]His stomach might rupture from all the acid...他的胃可能因为这些酸液而穿孔。Whilst playing badminton, I ruptured my Achilles tendon.打羽毛球时，我的跟腱撕裂了。...a ruptured appendix.阑尾穿孔3[VERB 动词]使（器官）破裂；形成疝；患脱肠 If you rupture yourself, you rupture a part of your body, usually because you have lifted something heavy.   [V pron-refl]He ruptured himself playing football.他踢足球引发了疝气。4[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)破裂；(使)爆裂 If an object ruptures or if something ruptures it, it bursts open.   [V]  [V n]Certain truck gasoline tanks can rupture and burn in a collision...某些卡车的油箱在碰撞时可能发生爆裂并起火。Sloshing liquids can rupture the walls of their containers.晃动液体可以使容器壁破裂。5[N-COUNT 可数名词](关系的)裂痕，破裂，断绝 If there is a rupture between people, relations between them get much worse or end completely.   [usu with supp]The incidents have not yet caused a major rupture in the political ties between countries.这些事件目前尚未造成国家之间政治关系的严重破裂。...a rupture of the family unit.家庭关系的破裂6[VERB 动词]使(关系)破裂；使(关系)恶化；使(关系)断绝 If someone or something ruptures relations between people, they damage them, causing them to become worse or to end.   [V n]The incident ruptures a recent and fragile ceasefire.这次事件使最近达成的不堪一击的停火协议破裂。

英语单词	rupture
英美音标	英 ['rʌptʃə(r)] 美 ['rʌptʃər]
中文释义	n.破裂；断裂；[医]疝气 v.（使）破裂
英语例句	(1) The negotiation came to a rupture. (2) He died of a rupture of blood-vessels. (3) Failure of the machine may be caused by the rupture of the triangle belt. (4) I nearly gave myself a rupture lifting that pile of books. (5) He'll rupture a muscle if he goes on dancing like that!
中文例句	(1) 谈判破裂了。 (2) 他血管破裂而死。 (3) 这台机器的故障可能是由三角带断裂引起的。 (4) 提那一大堆书差点儿让我得了疝气。 (5) 他要是继续那样跳舞，会跳得皮开肉裂！
vocabulary简明	A rupture is a break or tear in something that pulls it apart. A rupture can be a literal break, like the one that happens in, say, a gas line, or it can be more figurative, as in a friendship or a business deal.
vocabulary扩展	The oil spill was less of a spill that it was a rupture: the line leading to the well was severed, allowing the oil to flow into the ocean. Rupture works as both a noun and a verb. You can rupture the silence by screaming your head off, and any number of events in Star Trek can cause a rupture in the space-time continuum.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](体内组织的)破裂；(尤指)脱肠，疝气 A rupture is a severe injury in which an internal part of your body tears or bursts open, especially the part between the bowels and the abdomen. 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(体内组织)破裂，爆裂 If a person or animal ruptures a part of their body or if it ruptures, it tears or bursts open. [V] [V n] [V-ed] His stomach might rupture from all the acid... 他的胃可能因为这些酸液而穿孔。 Whilst playing badminton, I ruptured my Achilles tendon. 打羽毛球时，我的跟腱撕裂了。 ...a ruptured appendix. 阑尾穿孔 3 [VERB 动词]使（器官）破裂；形成疝；患脱肠 If you rupture yourself, you rupture a part of your body, usually because you have lifted something heavy. [V pron-refl] He ruptured himself playing football. 他踢足球引发了疝气。 4 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)破裂；(使)爆裂 If an object ruptures or if something ruptures it, it bursts open. [V] [V n] Certain truck gasoline tanks can rupture and burn in a collision... 某些卡车的油箱在碰撞时可能发生爆裂并起火。 Sloshing liquids can rupture the walls of their containers. 晃动液体可以使容器壁破裂。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词](关系的)裂痕，破裂，断绝 If there is a rupture between people, relations between them get much worse or end completely. [usu with supp] The incidents have not yet caused a major rupture in the political ties between countries. 这些事件目前尚未造成国家之间政治关系的严重破裂。 ...a rupture of the family unit. 家庭关系的破裂 6 [VERB 动词]使(关系)破裂；使(关系)恶化；使(关系)断绝 If someone or something ruptures relations between people, they damage them, causing them to become worse or to end. [V n] The incident ruptures a recent and fragile ceasefire. 这次事件使最近达成的不堪一击的停火协议破裂。

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